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Maximized windows usually cover the whole screen but the taskbar if it is configured to be permanently displayed. The main use of a maximized window is obviously the increased space for the interface of the window or application. The drawback is that it covers every other application or window making them more or less invisible on the desktop. Some users might want to keep another part of their screen from being covered by maximized windows. This can be useful to display always visible widgets, chat interfaces, media player or information on the computer.

Hawkeye ShellInit can create margins on the screen that maximized windows will not cover. The effect is similar to that of the Windows taskbar but more flexible since users can run any kind of application in that area. Hawkeye Shellinit comes with its own basic scripting language that does take a few moments to get used to it. It is not truly that complicated but a better help would be truly appreciated.

Scripts manage the margins on the screen and everything else related to them. To create a margin the user would use the command Margin, 0, Top, 50. This would create a margin with a height of 50 pixels on the top that no window could penetrate (full screen games can by the way)

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Have you ever asked yourself if it is possible to add another horizontal or vertical barrier to the screen in Windows ? With another I mean that the taskbar is already something that is always visible unless you start a full screen application. It might be useful to create another area on the screen that is a no-go area for windows of all kind. Could be useful for instance if you want to display widgets in that area, information, to-do lists or everything else that makes sense to be always on top of the screen.

Mouser from Donation Coder created the application Desktop Coral [via Cybernet News] which can reserve part of the screen so that no other window can place itself over that area. Everything gets pushed away from that area once the bar gets docked to the screen and only information that are displayed on the desktop remain.

Even shortcuts are moved from the area. As I said the main use is for widgets or other kind of information that are displayed right on the desktop without windows.

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